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Shock, Vibration, Fretting Corrosion

Experimental Range in Las Cruces,
N.M. Partners include the Naval
Research Laboratory in Washington,
New Mexico State University, and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“After we characterize the atmo-sphere and build more accuratemodels as a result, the model out-put then is used as input to ourtactical decision aids for weather,where we have developed a num-ber of tools that give the soldierand commander a color-coded,stoplight-type output — green forgood, yellow for marginal, red forunacceptable. That gives anyonean instant way the see the impactof weather on his operations,” saysDave Knapp, acting chief of theArmy Research Lab’s White SandsBranch in New Mexico.

Arctic weather

The Navy is responsible for forecasting some of the most powerful
and unique weather conditions on
the planet — Atlantic hurricanes,
Pacific typhoons, and one of the
least-understood environments,
now becoming critical — the Arctic,
where they have a major initiative

The U.S. Air Force tracks global weather to predict conditions from airbase takeoffs and
landings, to en-route cruise-level, to weather over the target.